Parikshit said, ‘the sincere listener will certainly fix his mind on what he has heard through the ear. While listening rapturously to the ravishing attributes of the Lord with the captivating smile, the mind will be so attached to the sweetness derived thereby that it can no more be attracted by low and vulgar objects, isn’t it? The ear and the mind will both act in unison then. That alone will yield ananda’.

Parikshit replied to Suka, ‘the bee will hover around the flower, humming and droning until it settles down to drink the nectar from it. Once it has entered the flower and tasted the nectar, it will hover, hum and drone no more. It will have no extraneous thought to disturb its bliss. It will become so intoxicated with the bliss that it will not heed its own safety; for when the petals close and the flower folds, it allows itself to be imprisoned inside it. Similarly, when once the mind settles on the Lotus Feet of that embodiment of Beauty and Goodness, it can no longer crave for anything except the nectar of the Lotus Feet’. (Bhag Vahini, p. 165)